The national executive committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved November 15 and 16 for the election of new national working committee (NWC) members.
The dates were ratified during the NEC meeting held on Thursday at the PDP national headquarters in Abuja.
Reading a communiqué issued after the meeting, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said NEC reassured members that the party is “strong, united, cohesive, stable, and focused”.“Pursuant to the foregoing, NEC approved the year 2025 elective national convention schedule of activities and timetable,” the communique reads.
Ologunagba said NEC directed Umar Damagum, the acting national chairman, and Samuel Anyanwu, the national secretary, to write to the Independent National Electoral Commission about the election’s time, venue, and agenda.He said the NEC approved the membership composition of the national convention committee and the composition of the national convention zoning committee to “ensure a successful, transparent, and credible elective national convention”.
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